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Anywhere with brutalist architecture, glass towers, vast industrial yards, and suburbs. The USA is one big pot of bland from one coast to the other.
I've taken a lot of road trips across the country. You are, unfortunately, correct.
Just a lot of "sameness" these days. Every exit, in almost every state, the same bland chains, hotels, blah, blah, blah...
If there is any character in the architecture, it is in the older buildings. There is not "character" being built into the cheap building going on today. Even hotels - nothing but cheap materials, stucco, and slap a little paint on. Done.
Dallas and Houston are extremely boring. They have multiple skylines that look impressive from a distance. However, when you’re actually in the business districts, they’re dead outside of business hours and extremely underwhelming.
Not entirely true anymore for Downtown Dallas or Downtown Houston. For DT Dallas, the very center of DT (Elm/Main/Commerce) still stays busy after working hours. There's also spillover from Klyde Warren Park in the northern end of Downtown (Arts District). Several DT hotels that were once vacant a year or 2 ago have been revitalized and reopened. The electric scooter craze has also breathed some more life into the city center. While DT Dallas isn't necessarily vibrant overall, it's definitely not dead after the work day either. That's also not including Deep Ellum or Uptown, which are more vibrant and make up for a lagging downtown. Like LA, the key is really knowing where to look.
I'd say Wilmington in Delaware. The only scenic part is when you cross the bridge that connects South Jersey and Wilmington. The river scenery is nice, but once you get into Wilmington, there is no scenery and the buildings are disgusting looking.
I'd say Alexandria in Virginia was kind of boring looking, but the buildings are only a little pretty.
Seattle is the most scenic city ever.
List of cities I have visited (and remembered) with 1 being the most scenic.
1. Seattle
2. San Francisco,
3. NYC
4. Washington D.C.
5. Baltimore
6. Alexandria, VA
7. Wilmington, DE
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I'd say Wilmington in Delaware. The only scenic part is when you cross the bridge that connects South Jersey and Wilmington. The river scenery is nice, but once you get into Wilmington, there is no scenery and the buildings are disgusting looking.
I'd say Alexandria in Virginia was kind of boring looking, but the buildings are only a little pretty.
Seattle is the most scenic city ever.
List of cities I have visited (and remembered) with 1 being the most scenic.
1. Seattle
2. San Francisco,
3. NYC
4. Washington D.C.
5. Baltimore
6. Alexandria, VA
7. Wilmington, DE
I’d have to strongly disagree about Wilmington, especially given its size and the fact there’s nothing else even remotely impressive between it, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Despite having a city proper population of only ~72,000, the skyline and view is very impressive. There are over 14 buildings above 200 feet in a dense area, so even though the skyline isn’t particularly tall, it’s dense and has mass. The buildings themselves are predominantly modern, glass boxes interspersed with old school style churches and brick buildings.
The best views of the city are on I-95 coming from the south and north. Coming from the south, the whole skyline is laid out in front of you, from west to east, and after miles of highway and low rise nothingness, just pops out of marshland. Coming from the north, you see less buildings and the “intro” to the city is shorter, but you have far more greenery around you as you cross the Brandywine River past Wilmington’s tallest buildings. The Delaware Memorial Bridge crossing from South Jersey is just ok imo, since it highlights the short stature of the city.
Phoenix. Orlando. Indianapolis/Columbus....aren't they the same city? ;-)
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